high-pitched tone; soprano
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
ice cream soda; icecream soda
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to refuse; to decline; to deny
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
I don't want to boast but
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
partly open; in half bloom
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
performer; entertainer; actor
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
interval; step; pitch; key
second; number two; runner-up
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with